/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009 M. Hautle.
 * 
 * This file is part of TrackedBean.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with TrackedBean. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package ch.trackedbean.loaders.lazy;

import ch.trackedbean.loaders.internal.*;

/**
 * Loader for lazy properties.<br>
 * For further notes how to register such a service see {@link ILoaderService}.
 * 
 * @param <T> The type to load
 * @author M. Hautle
 */
public interface ILazyLoader<T> extends ILoaderService<T> {
    /**
     * Loads the value of the given property.
     * 
     * @param declaringClass The declaring class
     * @param bean The concerned bean
     * @param property The property to load
     * @return The value of the property.
     * @throws Exception If something went wrong during the load
     */
    Object loadProperty(Class<T> declaringClass, T bean, String property) throws Exception;
}
